Just found this, looks like Al Wilson was awarded the Caterpillar pin in 1929

I have had many of these over the years.  On the surface it looks OK to me.  If the insert is in there, can we get a picture of it?  Is the insert waxed?  Also, a close up of one of the box flaps on the non-printed side would be helpful.   OD  

Another of him in civilian attire

Would love to see any other interwar Hawaiian Dept uniforms!

that’s a beauty of a jacket! What’s his name?

Hi Phil, Very nice examples, apparently they had a better set up there than we had Kuwait. We could only get cut edge patches made. 

Thank you for your comment KASTAUFFER, with you dating it pre ww2 i'm really leaning toward this belonging to the stunt pilot Al Wilson. If I find any other info I'll post it. Thanks again, I appreciate it

It may be, but from what I saw it looks like it may be a gun cleaning kit. Heres a photo of a 30 cal M1 Gun cleaning pouch. 

@Salvage Sailor thought you would appreciate this one!

Delbert Frank Gearhart was born on January 22, 1907, in Madison, Kansas, the son of Frank Edward Gearhart. Long before his formal military service, he led an adventurous civilian life in the merchant marine, traveling extensively to international ports including Dairen, Manchuria, and Singapore. Upon returning to the United States, he spent three years as the chief clerk for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company in San Francisco and later served as the assistant manager of the Multnomah Golf and Country Club in Portland, Oregon.   On December 1, 1930, Gearhart enlisted in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Vancouver Barracks. Standing six feet, two and a half inches tall, he was quickly processed and sailed from Fort McDowell, California, on December 27, 1930, aboard the U.S.A.T. Cambrai bound for the Hawaiian Department. Stationed at Schofield Barracks with the 3rd U.S. Engineers ant the 11th Field Artillery, he rose quickly through the ranks, being appointed Corporal shortly after arrival and promoted to Sergeant on June 4, 1932. Beyond his technical duties, he became a prominent local figure as a publicity representative for his unit and a talented vocalist, frequently performing on Honolulu radio stations such as KGMB.   In January 1933, Gearhart departed Hawaii aboard the U.S.A.T. Republic to attend the U.S. School of Engineering at Fort Humphries, Virginia. Following his technical training, he returned to his hometown of Salem, Oregon, in August 1933 to lead the local Army recruiting station. Operating out of the Post Office building, he utilized his public relations experience to meet enlistment quotas for the Seventh Infantry at Vancouver.   By the late 1930s, Gearhart returned to Hawaii as a civilian representative for the McKesson-Robbins Drug Company and worked managing operations in both Honolulu and Hilo. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he was immediately appointed on December 14, 1941, as the Assistant Medical Supply Administrator in Hilo to coordinate emergency medical responses. By late 1942, he was serving as the Personnel Director for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Hilo, where he managed civilian labor and coordinated war bond sales. In early 1943, Gearhart transferred back to the continental United States and joined the shipbuilding concern Bechtel-Price-Callahan. He was placed in charge of hiring for the Canol Project, a vital oil pipeline through the sub-arctic wilderness of northern Canada. For nine months of work under extreme conditions—with temperatures ranging from 90°F above to 70°F below zero—he received a formal citation for his success in recruiting. By August 1944, he was supporting the war effort at a shipbuilding concern in the San Francisco Bay area before eventually returning to Oregon.   This uniform was tailored in Portland and is dated 1933. It is untouched and unaltered and was found at his estate sale in Oregon.   Thanks for reading!